July 30, 2026
Hello!
There are seasons when journaling feels effortless — words flow, clarity arrives, and insight feels close at hand. And then there are seasons when the page sits quietly in front of us, asking nothing, offering everything.
This reflection is for those quieter moments.
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When You Don't Know What to Write
A gentle beginning for unprompted Bible journaling.
"Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart."
Jeremiah 15:16
The hardest sentence in Bible journaling is the first one. You open to a passage, pen in hand, and suddenly every thought sounds either too obvious or too spiritual. So you write nothing. You close the notebook. You promise yourself you will try again tomorrow.
Try this instead. Read the passage slowly, once. Then read it again and underline — not the verses that impress you, but the words that catch you. A single word is enough. Then write the word at the top of your page and let your hand answer the question your soul has already asked: Why this one?
You are not writing a sermon. You are not writing for anyone. You are letting the Word press on you where it is already pressing.
If nothing catches you, write that. If a memory rises, follow it. If a fear surfaces, meet it on the page. The Bible has held every honest emotion humans have — grief, doubt, anger, longing, joy — and none of it embarrassed God. Yours will not either.
End with one sentence: What am I being invited to see? Not asked. Invited. Then close the notebook and go make your coffee. That is a full study.